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Non-target --> FT Off-Cycle IBD AnalystSo I have been around here for about a year and half now, and have to say thank you to the community. Really learned a lot and got my foot in door based on the advice on these forums.
### The Non-Target School
Now for my story, I attended a large (20,000+ students) non-target school. We...

Is investment banking full of rich kids?It seems that to get into investment banking, you must:
- apply early
- have been to a target school
- in order to get into the target school, excel in high school, have money and you must know which schools are targets for investment banking
It seems like that in order to tick off all...

The Mechanics of a Mispricing There have been a few other related posts that I have commented on recently that touched on mispricings and catalysts. I wanted to take some time and write something up that brings it all together in one post. This is something that took me a while to understand and come around to when I was...

Becoming a PrincipalFor many of us who are still younger on this page, it is an intended goal to become a principal. As I think it would be very helpful, for those who are principals (on the younger side):
* How did you get to where you are now?
* What route did you take career-wise?
* What obstacles did...

AMA: Non-Target -> 3rd Year Analyst MM IBUnfortunately turning comments on a pitch deck today so I have some time in between turns to do an AMA. Thought I'd give back to the community here now that I'm wrapping up my 3rd year at a MM. Definitely wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for WSO.
###Quick background...

Learning Curve as 2nd Year Analyst I am currently working as an investment banking analyst at a BB and 6 months after starting the job, I feel the learning curve flattens very quickly. I don't learn much from making another pitch book and even in the live deal, I feel the work I do isn't particularly exciting. Since...

How I messed up my career and then got it back on trackA little mini rant/story about how I messed up my career but have finally (I hope at least) gotten it back on track.
I started off on a Big Four graduate scheme. Initially in audit but then moved over to the transactions side. Great learning experience, worked on big clients, but not exactly...

Nuances of Corporate Finance in each IndustryI want to start a thread talking about the nuances of corporate finance within each industry (Oil & Gas, Healthcare/Pharma, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, etc).
The impression I've gotten is that you can bounce around between industries in the first...

Top Chicago IB Background: Notre Dame sophomore looking into Investment Banking internships/jobs in Chicago.
Was wondering if there was a list or if people had suggestions of top IB firms and groups to start networking with.